Since the birth of Bitcoin in 2009, a new class of Crypto assets built using the innovative design of the blockchain is disrupting technology and financial markets. In The What Bitcoin Did Podcast, cryptocurrency trader and miner, Peter McCormack, in...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and
founder of Brave and the Basic Attention Token. We talk about how Brave is
attempting to change the broken online advertising model.

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr. We talk
about 300k blocks, why 85% of people need to be running a full node for
Bitcoin security, and what happened with SegWit2x and UASF.

In this episode, I talk with Jill Carlson, Alejandro Machado and Jamaal
Montasser from Open Money Initiative about the reality of Bitcoin within
Venezuela. We discuss their research, design approach, how people are using
money in Venezuela, and...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Daniel Buchner from Microsoft about why
Microsoft is building its decentralised IDs using the Bitcoin Blockchain.
We discuss the culture at Microsoft, how decentralised IDs work and the
ethics of using the Bitcoin b...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Adam Back from Blockstream & Core Developer,
Bryan Bishop. Following the Binance hack of over 7,000 Bitcoin and
subsequent discussion around block reorgs, Adam and Bryan explain what they
are and why they are bad fo...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Chris DeRose & Junseth from the Bitcoin
Uncensored podcast. The two acrimoniously split but agreed to put the band
back together and come on my show to discuss the history of the show,
Bitcoin, scams, pressure and n...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Tuur Demeester from Adamant Capital about his
new Paper: Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation. We discuss evidence from the
blockchain, historical data, risk analysis, how accumulation happens and
the fundamentals which dr...Show More

Back to my normal schedule and this week I talk with Adam Ficsor,
Co-Founder and CTO Wasabi Wallet about how Wasabi helps users reclaim their
privacy with Bitcoin. We discuss user experience, fungibility, anonymity v
unobservability and CoinJoi...Show More

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk again with Christian Decker
from Blockstream. We dig deeper on the tech coming to lightning including
Splicing, Neutrino, Eltoo, Watchtowers, Channel factories and Submarine
Swaps.

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Max and Roman from Hodl
Hodl, where they have an announcement to make regarding Lightning and their
exchange. We also discuss their new prediction market and the Honebadger
conference.

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Tadge Dryja, the co-author
of the Lightning Network whitepaper. We discuss the limitations of the
lightning network, why Bitcoin might not be for everyone, alternative
scaling ideas the fee netwo...Show More

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Dan Robinson from
Paradigm. We discuss his criticism of HTLCs, why they are harmful and why
packetised payments would be a better design for the Lightning Network.

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Peter Rizun from Bitcoin
Unlimited. We discuss why Peter supports on-chain scaling and his Five
Fundamental Flaws of The Lightning Network, including issues such as how
small payments are not tru...Show More

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Peter Van Valkenburgh from
Coin Center. We discuss how regulations might apply to node operators and
custodial wallets within the Lightning Network, including money
transmission licenses and KYC/...Show More

In this interview, I follow up with Andy Pag, who was part of my Mt. Gox
series, following the news that he has stepped down as a coordinator for
the creditors and sold his claim. Andy updates me on everything which has
happened since we last s...Show More

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Nic Carter and Pierre
Rochard about the economics of The Lightning Network. We discuss the fee
market, the future of the block subsidy and whether base chain fees will
lead to a two-tier Bitcoin.

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Nic Carter and Pierre
Rochard about the economics of The Lightning Network. We discuss the fee
market, the future of the block subsidy and whether base chain fees will
lead to a two-tier Bitcoin.

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Jack Mallers, founder of
the Zap Lightning wallet. We discuss design and UX, the progress of
Lightning, design and security, the problem with custodial wallets and Zap.

In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Christian Decker from
Blockstream. We discuss the competing whitepapers, how the various teams
collaborate on Lightning, how payment channels work and upcoming dev
projects.

In this episode, I talk with Ameen Soleimani & Allie Eve Knox from
Spankchain. We discuss the issues faced by sex workers, including
deplatforming, financial censorship and how the industry pressures can lead
to abuse and exploitation.

In this episode, I talk with Chris Burniske, a partner at Placeholder and
the author of Cryptoassets. We discuss why Chris believes in a market for
tokens, the ethics value extraction, the evolution of equity deals and the
pressure from maximal...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Angela Walch, a law professor at St. Mary's
University. We critique Bitcoin, discussing the value of the term
decentralisation, the risks of integration with legacy financial systems
and conflicts of interest.

In this episode, I talk with Matthew Hougan, Global Head of Research at
Bitwise Asset Management. We discuss their recent report, submitted to The
SEC as part of their ETF application, highlighting that 95% of Bitcoin
exchange volume is fake.

In this episode, I talk with Erik Voorhees, the CEO of Shapeshift. We
discuss why Erik believes in a multi-coin world, the pressures of KYC/AML
on his business, the flaws in the Wall Street Journal hit piece and the
future for Shapeshift.

In this episode, I talk with Marc Weinstein, who was contracted to help
with the Fyre Festival. We talk about what happened on the island, the key
people involved, Marc’s views on crypto and the pressures that life can
throw at you.

In this episode, I talk with Amber Baldet from Clovyr. We talk about
surveillance capitalism and the increasing hunger for data by Silicon
Valley behemoths, the impact on society as well as question recent Coinbase
decisions and Web 3.0.

In this episode, I talk with Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, founder & partner at
Morgan Creek Digital. This episode was just a bit of fun where we share our
experience and lessons in creating a podcast. We discuss our favourite
episodes, guests we w...Show More

In this episode, I talk with the man the legend Mr Andreas M. Antonopoulos.
We talk about his influences, how the aggregate decisions of humans lead to
adverse outcomes, Bitcoin use cases and ah-ha moments and what maximalists
miss with Ethereu...Show More

In this episode, I talk with the founder of Earn.com, Lily Liu. We discuss
Silicon Valley and how funds approach investing in Crypto and what they
don't understand about it. We also talk about Bitcoin Rationalism and what
that means to Lily.

In the final part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk
with Andy Pag, creator and elected administrator of Mt. Gox Legal. We
reflect on my conversations, the history of what happened between Jed and
Mark, CoinLab and Brock Pie...Show More

In the fourth part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk
with Kim Nilsson, the author of the report Cracking Mt. Gox, investigation
into the timeline of hacks and use of Willybot by the exchange.

In the third part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk
with the lawyer, Daniel Kelman, the architect of the civil rehabilitation
plan for Mt.Gox creditors. We discuss this as well as the claims from Brock
Pierce and Peter Vess...Show More

In the second part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk
with Mark Karpelès, the CEO of the now bankrupt Bitcoin exchange. We
discuss how he acquired the site, how it was hacked and who is responsible
for its collapse.

The first part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox. I talk with
Jed McCaleb from Stellar about the creation of Mt. Gox, the handover to
Mark Karpelès and what responsibility he shares for its collapse.

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin Core developer, Matt Corallo. We
discuss how Bitcoin works, covering topics such as the Lightning Network,
fungibility and inflation. We also talk about issues important to Matt such
as BetterHash and adopti...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Bill Barhydt, the CEO of ABRA. We discuss
their recent announcement whereby users of the app can use Bitcoin to trade
stocks and ETFs and the complexity of building a global bank on Bitcoin.

In this episode, I talk with JW Weatherman about scams and Bitcoin
education. We discuss why the space is so rife with scams, looking at
specific projects such as Litecoin and Ethereum, and we also discuss JW's
online course 10 Hours of Bitcoin...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Venezuelan nationals, Alejandro Machado,
Giancarlo Fiorella and Mauricio Bartolomeo about the political crisis in
their home country. We discuss the recent protests and Juan Guaido
declaring himself as the interim p...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Zooko Wilcox, Founder & CEO of Zcash. We
discuss his history with Digicash, how he discovered Bitcoin, why he
created Zcash and whether Zcash is a company, the founder's reward and user
adoption.

In this episode, I talk with legend of cryptography, Whitfield Diffie. Whit
was working on cryptography long before Bitcoin existed, building the
foundations for which Bitcoin relies upon. We discuss his history, Bitcoin
and his views on privac...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin legend Peter Todd. We talk about the
essence of Bitcoin, why it worked whether other attempts at digital
currencies failed as well as key topics such as fungibility, lightning and
why other projects are scam...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Andrew Torba, CEO of Gab.com. We discuss free
speech, censorship, the First Amendment, the deplatforming of Gab.com by
Silicon Valley giants and payment processors and why Bitcoin is free speech
money.

In this episode, I talk with Scott Lewis, from Settle and Bryant Eisenbach
from GunClear. Following my interview with Tuur Demeester discussing the
bearish case for Ethereum, Scott and Bryant came on the show to offer an
alternative perspective...Show More

In this episode, I talk with OG Bitcoin trader Tone Vays. We discuss why
altcoins are a bad long-term investment, the skills that traders need to
master and why he is putting on a Bitcoin conference - Unconfiscatable.

In this episode, I talk with John Carvalho from Bitrefill, @BitcoinErrorLog
on Twitter. We discuss why John feels the need to defend Bitcoin, the types
of attacks such as S2X and Bitcoin Cash and why most people shouldn't be
trading.

In this episode, I talk with Mike Dudas, founder and CEO of The Block. We
discuss crypto journalism, the hard-hitting approach of The Block,
conflicts of interest with crypto media, the Ripplecoin community and
dealing with mental health issues...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin Maximalists Matt Odell from Rabbit
Hole Recap and Neil Woodfine from Blockstream. We discuss what we would
like to see for Bitcoin in 2019, challenges Bitcoin companies face and
Bitcoin education.

In this episode, I talk with long-term Bitcoiner, economist and investor,
Tuur Demeester. We talk about his recent Tweetstorm breaking down why he is
so against Ethereum, discussing everything from proof of stake to reckless
security.

In this episode, I talk with Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at
CoinShaes. We discuss what happened for Crypto in 2018, the lessons we can
learn and look forward to 2019 including what our Crypto New Year
Resolutions are.

In this episode, I talk with Marty Bent from the Tale From The Crypt
Podcast. We review the year for Bitcoin and Crypto, looking back at the
bear market, what has been happening at Coinbase, the growth of stable
coins and look forward to 2019.

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin OG Trace Mayer. We discuss why Bitcoin
is important, Austrian Economics, The 7 Networks Effects of Bitcoin and his
campaign Proof of Keys where he is encouraging Bitcoin hodlers to take
their Bitcoin off exc...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin Core Developer, Bryan Bishop. We
discuss how developers work on Bitcoin, how ideas go from concept to code,
testing procedures, fungibility and the future of Bitcoin.

In this episode, I talk with Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at The
Human Rights Foundation. We discuss how Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
increase freedom under authoritarian regimes and how Dem Tech could lead to
a wave of investment in ...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Vijay Boyapati, author of The Bullish Case for
Bitcoin. We discuss the background to the article, the origins of money,
the attributes of a good store of value, the evolution of money and Bitcoin
misconceptions and ...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Gabor Gurbacs, Director, Digital Assets
Strategy at VanEck/MVIS. We discuss the VanEck application, why market
manipulation is not unique to Bitcoin and the unfair standards by which the
SEC treats Bitcoin.

In this episode, I talk with Michael Cordner, a developer working on Grin's
implementation of Mimblewimble. We discuss the mysterious creator of the
Mimblewimble whitepaper, Grin's monetary and governance policies and mining
Grin.

In this episode, I talk with Nathaniel Whittemore, producer of Long Reads
Sunday, a curated list of the best content in crypto. We discuss the
problems with crypto marketing, the ills of the advertising industry and
the broken model of the Inte...Show More

WBD051 is available. In this episode, I talk with Zac Prince, Founder and
CEO of BlockFi, a company offering loans backed by cryptocurrencies. We
discuss credit and debt services with Bitcoin, how BlockFi works and the
future of banking with cr...Show More

In this episode, I talk with SEC Commissioner, Hester Peirce. We discuss
the role of the SEC, how they make decisions and why Hester dissented when
the Commission disapproved the proposed rule change by the Winklevoss
Bitcoin Trust/BZX exchange...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at
Coin Center. We discuss the state v federal legislation, money transmission
regulations and how Coin Center works to preserve the freedom to innovate
using public block...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken. We discuss the
challenges of building and exchange, from building a culture with a
distributed team to managing security. We also talk about mainstream crypto
journalism and industry reg...Show More

What Bitcoin Did Special. Created and produced by the Free Ross team,
Railroaded is a 6-part series documenting the creation, investigation and
shutdown of Silk Road, and the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht.

In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin OG and Blockstream CEO, Adam Back. We
reflect on a decade of Bitcoin, how Adam views Bitcoin now compared to the
early days, what was different with the white paper and the launch of
Liquid.

In this episode, I talk with Francis Pouliot, CEO of Satoshi Portal and
Bylls.com. Following his debate with Brendan Eich on Twitter, we discuss
tokens, the network effect of money, why BAT is wrong for Brave and why
Coinbase is terrible for Bi...Show More

What Bitcoin Did Special. Created and produced by the Free Ross team,
Railroaded is a 6-part series documenting the creation, investigation and
shutdown of Silk Road, and the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht.

In this episode, I talk with economist Steve Keen, author of Debunking
Economics and Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis. We discuss the
inherent flaws in capitalism and why Steve believes that Bitcoin will fail.

In this episode, I talk with Jeremy Welch and Alena Vranova from Casa about
crypto custody. We discuss how the Casa key management solution works, the
all-star team they have assembled and designing products people love.

In this episode, I review the details of the Bitmain IPO and the state of
the business with Samson Mow and Katherine Wu, specifically potential
misrepresentations, the company financials, balance sheet and Bitcoin Cash
holdings.

What Bitcoin Did Special. Created and produced by the Free Ross team,
Railroaded is a 6-part series documenting the creation, investigation and
shutdown of Silk Road, and the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht.

I welcome back Jameson Lopp to talk about his approach to privacy, and his
recent Medium post on the subject: A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal -
How to reclaim your privacy in the surveillance age - as well as Jameson
updating me on progres...Show More

Following Nouriel Roubini's testimony to congress, I chat with Bitcoin
Maximalist Giacomo Zucco about the things we agreed and disagreed with
Nouriel on. We also talk about The B Foundation, Monero and Brexit.

What Bitcoin Did Special. Created and produced by the Free Ross team,
Railroaded is a 6-part series documenting the creation, investigation and
shutdown of Silk Road, and the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht.

In this episode, I talk with Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island
Ventures. We question the obsession with blockchains, the web 3.0 stack and
on-chain governance as well as Bitcoin mining, economic models and realised
cap.

What Bitcoin Did Special. Created and produced by the Free Ross team,
Railroaded is a 6-part series documenting the creation, investigation and
shutdown of Silk Road, and the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht.

What Bitcoin Did Special. Created and produced by the Free Ross team,
Railroaded is a 6-part series documenting the creation, investigation and
shutdown of Silk Road, and the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht.

Following the recent coverage of the Bitcoin protocol bug, CVE-2018-1744, I
caught up with Jimmy Song to discuss the game theory behind exploiting it.
We also discuss mining centralisation, 51% attacks and why proof of work
needs to be expensiv...Show More

In this episode, I talk with the author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean
Ammous and Wall Street veteran, Caitlin Long. We discuss the state of the
global economy, rising debt, negative interest rates and Wall Street
adoption of Bitcoin.

In this episode, I talk with Jake Chervinsky, associate lawyer with Kobre &
Kim. We deep dive into who the SEC is, their remit and powers, what a
security is, ETFs, Bakkt, The Banking Secrecy Act, Shapeshift, KYC/AML,
manipulation, Bitcoin priv...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Kyle Samani, founding partner of Multicoin
Capital. In Kyle's second appearance on the podcast, we discuss his
approach to research, his changing view on Bitcoin and proof of work v
proof of stake.

In this episode, I talk with long-term Bitcoiner, economist and investor,
Tuur Demeester. We discuss his Medium post about why he separated himself
from his family, government-issued cryptocurrencies and Ethereum’s scaling
issues.

In this episode, I talk with Ari Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital. With the
lens firmly on Crypto projects, We talk about Joel Monegro's Fat Protocol
Thesis; product/market fit within token projects and Crypto marketing.

In this episode, I talk with Vortex, founder of the Crypto Cast Network and
Programming With Bitcoin. We talk about how he is teaching C# developers to
integrate Bitcoin within their applications, ICE/NYSE and Bakkt, and
fractional reserve Bitc...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Jamie Burke from Outlier Ventures again. After
looking at the arguments for Bitcoin and against other coins/tokens, we
discuss token economies, the fat protocol thesis the path to
decentralisation.

In this episode, I talk with Pierre Richard, host of the Noded Bitcoin
podcast and co-founder of the Nakamoto Institute. In this interview, we
talk about Bitcoin Maximalism, the net benefit of altcoins to Bitcoin and
hyperbitcoinization.

In this episode, I talk with Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht,
founder of the Silk Road marketplace. This is our second interview, and Lyn
updates me on the Supreme Court ruling, the petition for clemency and
support for the Libertaria...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Toby Simpson, the co-founder and CTO at
fetch.ai. In this interview, we discuss the world they have created for
autonomous agents to exchange value as well as broader opportunities and
risks with artificial intellig...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert from the Keiser
Report. Both have strong opinions and neither shies away from challenging
the monetary policy of governments and the conduct of the banks. We discuss
Brexit, the debt and B...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Michael Sonnenshein, the Managing Director of
Grayscale Investments, part of the Digital Currency Group. We discuss
institutional investors, Grayscales range of investment products and
custody for their $1.5bn in as...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Erik Voorhees, the CEO of Shapeshift. We talk
about the separation of state and money, the fallout from Segwit2x, the
impact of cryptocurrencies on banks and the latest with Shapeshift.

In this episode, I talk with cryptocurrency and blockchain consultant, Jill
Carlson. We discuss token economics, raising capital for Crypto projects
compared to traditional startups and the general state of the market.

In this episode, I talk with Trevor Koverko, CEO of Polymath. We discuss
the launch of the platform, the market for security tokens, regulations and
how the Polymath platform changes the playing field for investors.

In this episode, I talk with Alejandro Machado, a Venezuelan national,
product designer & engineer, and writer for Caracas Chronicles. We talk
about the recent history of Venezuela and how people are using Bitcoin to
protect their income.

In this episode, I talk with Jameson Lopp, my first returning guest.
Jameson recently left BitGo to work on custody solutions at Casa. In this
interview, we talk about Casa, their approach to security, Bitcoin scaling
and the Lightning Network.

In this episode, I talk with Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at
Blockstream. We talk about censorship, Bitcoin scaling and the Lightning
Network, explicitly looking at fees and the relationship between LN and the
Bitcoin main chain.

In this episode, I talk with Roger Ver, the creator of Bitcoin Cash, the
controversial fork of Bitcoin. We talk about the branding of Bitcoin as
Bitcoin Core, scaling, economic freedom and the separation of money and
state.

In this episode, I talk with Don Mosites, one of the co-founders of
Airswap, a decentralised marketplace for the buying and selling of ERC20
tokens. In this interview, we talk about the challenges of security,
liquidity and pricing with the pla...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Crypto YouTuber Robert Paone, aka
@crypto_bobby. We discuss market manipulation, institutional investment in
Crypto, platforms and how Robert became a prominent voice for Crypto on
YouTube and Twitter.

In this episode, I talk with Dr Craig S Wright, one of the most
controversial figures in the Crypto space. We discuss Bitcoin Cash, why he
supports it over Bitcoin & believes in on-chain scaling, his pursuit of
patents, his relationship with Da...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Josh Olszewicz, also known as @CarpeNoctom on
Twitter. We talk about the current state of the market, TA v FA, the
indicators which Josh uses and long-term future for Bitcoin.

In this episode, I talk with Desiree Dickerson, Blockchain and Digital
Currency Fellow at Women for Women International about her various work in
the blockchain and Crypto space, the recent harassment she received on
Twitter and the role of the...Show More

In this episode, I talk with Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht,
founder of the Silk Road marketplace, who was sentenced to a double life
sentence + 40 years. We talk about issues with the case, mass incarceration
and their Supreme Court...Show More

In this podcast, I chat with Bitcoin Inc CEO, Morgan Rockwell who the
Department of Homeland Security arrested for selling Bitcoin. In this
interview, we discuss the case as well as the role of AI and the future of
Bitcoin.

In this podcast I chat with Multicoin Capital Managing Partner, Kyle
Samani. Multicoin Capital are a Cryptocurrency hedge fund and in this
interview we talk about Kyle's view on Bitcoin and Ethereum and their
investment strategy.

In this podcast, I chat with Cypherpunk and BitGo engineer Jameson Lopp aka
@lopp. We discuss both the philosophical and technical aspects of Bitcoin,
the scaling debates, forks and the various leading personalities in the
community.

In the second episode of The What Bitcoin Did Podcast, I chat with popular
Crypto trader @daytradernik in detail about how he was hacked earlier this
year, losing two-thirds of his portfolio and how he has bounced back. Nik
also explains his ap...Show More

In the first episode of The What Bitcoin Did Podcast, I chat with Luke
Martin aka @venturecoinist, one of the leading Twitter Crypto traders about
his approach to trading and strategy. Luke talks in detail about how he
trades, thoughts on forks...Show More